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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… vital documents into the most common non-English languages in the State based on census data. Auditors determined that due to gaps in the Executive Law, DMV does not have sufficient authority … for over 75% of the total customer-facing DMV offices. In addition, auditors determined that DMV’s contracted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… by an average of $4.1 million, totaling $16.5 million. In addition, the district appropriated fund balance at an … 2017-18 through 2021-22 while it had an operating surplus in each of those years averaging $1.1 million. As a result, … not being made aware of what the district expects to incur in overtime costs and the budgets are not transparent. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2017
… Matters, Inc. $292.4 million for 50 Judiciary Civil Legal Services grants, including $54.6 million to Legal … Associates, Inc.; $1.5 million with Upstate Electrical, LLC; and $1.3 million with S&O Construction Services. $1.8 … Inc., Island Peer Review Organization, Inc., and MCMC, LLC. Department of Health $98.3 million with Medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-february-2017State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five years. For the three fiscal years ended … costs that did not comply with requirements. Department of Health – Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation … to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up) (2023-F-3) Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients receive their services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Supervision. Corcraft's mission is to employ offenders in real work situations to produce quality goods and services … of compensating controls increases the risk of favoritism in the award process. Auditors found Corcraft officials … specifications and instead used their own discretion in deciding whether and which specifications were tested. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsHomeownership Rates in New York
… a home has long been described as “The American Dream.” In New York, that dream appears unattainable for a large share of the population: New York has the lowest homeownership rate among the states, … quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8 percent nationally. For New York, the low percentage is driven by the high share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkOpinion 98-1
… or units of the State University (see also Governor's Bill Jacket, L 1991, ch 637, Letter of July 10, 1991 to the … Commission on Rural Resources, at whose request the bill was introduced, recommending the enactment of section … and consistent meaning ( id .; see Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v Power Authority of the State of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1Opinion 2008-6
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (calculation of the cash value of accumulated, … of the cash value of the unused vacation time of the police commissioner upon retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6COVID-19 Causes Big Financial Hit to NYC Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industry
… City’s world-renowned arts, entertainment and recreation sector saw the largest decline among all sectors in the … city and state must be proactive in stemming the cultural sector's economic downturn," said Manhattan Borough President … to sustain the recovery of our city's creative sector." "The arts and entertainment sector make New York one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/covid-19-causes-big-financial-hit-nyc-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-industryDiNapoli Issues Preliminary Analysis of 2021-22 Executive Budget
… us for a long time and federal funds have been essential in shoring up the state’s finances, but more is needed. While … state tax revenues has improved somewhat, any shortfall in anticipated federal assistance would drive undesirable … avert devastating state spending cuts and loss of services in the current fiscal year. The Financial Plan estimates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-issues-preliminary-analysis-2021-22-executive-budgetState Fiscal Year 2022-23 Enacted Budget Analysis
… for pandemic-related needs and expanded or new commitments to existing programs. The Enacted Budget Financial Plan, required to be published no later than May 19, will provide detailed … 1, reported All Funds spending in SFY 2022-23 is projected to be 5.3 percent higher than SFY 2021-22 and nearly 27.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysisReview of the Enacted Budget: State Fiscal Year 2021-22
… More than a year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York, our State continues to recover from the … devastation. Fortunately, prospects have improved in recent months. Vaccinations are accelerating, job growth … Rescue Plan (ARP), signed by President Joseph Biden in March, will provide $12.6 billion in direct fiscal relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/review-enacted-budget-state-fiscal-year-2021-22DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2016
… office approved 1,685 contracts valued at $2.75 billion and approved nearly 1.7 million payments worth more than $12 … in September. His office also rejected 162 contracts and related transactions valued at $330 million and nearly 1,400 payments valued at nearly $4.2 million due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2016DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for June 2017
… nearly 1.9 million payments worth nearly $11.2 billion in June. His office also rejected 189 contracts and related … office averaged nine days for contract reviews in June and two days to audit payments. DiNapoli releases … 2013 through 2016, and second quarter 2017 are posted in the Comptroller's reading room . This information is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-june-2017Approved State Contracts and Payments for August 2017
… In August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,737 contracts for state … . Major Contracts Approved Department of Agriculture & Markets $42 million grant to Cornell University for operation of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory. $11.5 million with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/approved-state-contracts-and-payments-august-2017Opinion 98-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … they were raised or received, except proceeds from the sale of obligations or other moneys which, by law, may be … that the school fund is a "fund" of the city within the meaning of section 9-a. Ordinarily moneys in a city's general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 97-9
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 806: A village board member who has a financial interest in a business which may be … You state that one of the village board members owns a food service business and another board member has a … under the contract; or (c) appoint an officer or employee who has any such powers or duties (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Opinion 91-45
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … town board and highway superintendent) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and Duties (scope of duties); … Whether the activities of a town highway superintendent are limited to those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Condition (Genesee County) The board appropriated fund balance in the annual budgets to help finance … district’s needs. Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Credit Cards (Suffolk County) District officials need to … established to govern the issuance and use of district credit cards. During the audit period, the district had two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 2002-9
… (contract for services pursuant to General Municipal Law §120-w below the competitive bidding monetary threshold) … ARTICLE VIII, §1; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§103, 104-b, 120-w; TOWN LAW §64(8): A town may not make a gratuitous … 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-31, p 38). General Municipal Law §120-w(2) authorizes municipalities to enter into a contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-9